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- Title
Prevalence of Type II diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance in parents of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Authors
Sir-Petermann, T; Angel, B; Maliqueo, M; Carvajal, F; Santos, J L; Pérez-Bravo, F
- Abstract
Insulin resistance with increased risk of Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes is a common feature of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). To investigate antecedents of metabolic disorders in family members of patients with PCOS, we evaluated glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in parents of patients with PCOS compared to parents of healthy women.
- Publication
Diabetologia, 2002, Vol 45, Issue 7, p959
- ISSN
0012-186X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00125-002-0836-3